• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    6 days ago

    Uhhh mental health care is bloody expensive.

    10 rebated sessions a year ain’t shit, and an actual diagnosis can cost thousands and thousands.

    Australia is barely any better than America when it comes to teeth and brains.

    • That Weird Vegan@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      If you’re on NDIS, you may be able to get psychology covered by that. But that’s a long shot, as 1) it’s hard to get on NDIS and 2) you have to be eligible to get psychotherapy funding. source: Getting psychology through NDIS

    • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Maybe true for teeth, but to say it’s not better for brains just shows you’ve never had to spend time in a ward in either country. Keeping in mind that you can get sectioned in the US and come out of it with tens of thousands of medical debt when you had no choice in the matter.